The NSXs of Super GT - GT500 Edition.

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Honda's supercar be representin' in the Super GT series.

By Justin Kaehler

With the promise of a new GT Live event for '05, we thought we'd take a minute to look at some of the series' hottest cars. If you missed GT Live in '04, you missed out on some of the hottest racing to ever go down on American shores. After our trips to Motegi and California Speedway, love for the JGTC is now forever in our blood.

Okay&#Array; some of you nit-pickers are already writing angry emails calling us stupid for not using the series' new name, Super GT. Yeah, we know it's called Super GT, but most people still only know the JGTC name. Besides, it's not like any of this text matters anyway. We're just trying to fill in some space.

You see, we were surfing the net instead of working (as we always do) when we stumbled upon the Honda Japan official racing site. On that site we found all of these sweet pictures of the NSXs that Honda campaigns in the Super GT series. At first, we were gonna be greedy and keep all of these sweet pictures to ourselves. But then we realized that by sharing these pics with all of you, we get a free story. It's like, we don't even have to bother working! It's great. With that, let's check out the Honda-campaigned rides of Super GT 2005.

Many of you know this car from the Hot Version DVD series. The Drift King himself, Keiichi Tsuchiya, is the general manager of this GT500 team. Those of you that watch Hot Version will know that he likes to boss around his drivers, Daisuke Ito and Ralph Firman. As of this writing, this Number 8 NSX is ranked 9th in the series, as it couldn't compete in Round 2.

Team Honda Racing

Takata DOME NSX - Number 18

Yes, this is another car campaigned by Team Honda Racing in the GT 500 class. Like the ARTA NSX, the Takata DOME NSX comes powered by an M-Tec-tuned twin-turbocharged 3-liter V6. Ryo Michigami and Takashi Kogure are the lucky bastards that get to drive this beast. As of now, the Number 18 NSX is ranked 12th in the series, as it also couldn't make it to Round 2 of the Super GT series.

Epson Nakajima Racing

Epson NSX - Number 32

Unlike the previous two cars, the Epson NSX isn't campaigned by Team Honda Racing. However, M-Tec did the engine tuning for the Epson car, too. As with the other NSXs, the Epson car is powered by a twin-turbo V6. Even though its engine was also built by M-Tec, the Epson car does have a slightly smaller motor (2993cc vs. the 3000 cc of the Team Honda cars). The Number 32 NSX is piloted by Tsugio Matsuda and Andre Lotterer, and is currently tied for 9th place (with the ARTA NSX).

Team Kunimitsu

Raybrig NSX - Number 100

Like every NSX featured here, the Raybrig NSX features an M-Tec-built twin-turbo V6. However, the Number 100 car has the smaller (2993 cc) engine. It is also the only team here with two gaijin (non-Japanese) drivers: Sebastien Phillipe and Jeremie Dufour. Unfortunately, the Raybrig NSX is ranked at 15th (or last place) in the series. It did miss the second round of competition, but we're willing to bet that some gaijin-hating exec at Raybrig wants to put the blame on the drivers. We hope to see this car gain a few points in the next few rounds.

That's it for this installment of Super GT awesomeness. Those of you lucky enough to live in Malaysia (or be filthy-stinking rich) can check out Round 3 at Sepang Circuit June 6. The rest of us will just have to wait until December 12 for the series to come back to California.

As always, be sure to check out our Media Gallery for more pictures of these rad NSXs. Oh, also be sure to check out our friends at GT Live for more info on the upcoming race at California Speedway!